Palestinian Yaffa Medjoul Dates (Large) - 1800g

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Palestinian Yaffa Medjoul Dates (Large) - 1800g

Box of 5kg Large size Medjoul Dates harvested near the historical Palestinian town of Jericho. This box contains a net weight of 5kg of supreme dates. These are fresh dates of the highest quality carefully stored under a controlled cooled environment. These have been cultivated on Palestinian land by Palestinian farmers and workers.

Anyone who has ever tried Medjoul dates will know how sweet and delicious they are. Medjoul Dates are known to be large, sweet and very succulent to eat. They are widely regarded as the "king of dates" relating to their size. A growing number of Palestinian farms are springing up around the Jericho area. Despite being so sweet, each date has only 66 calories, and they are packed with natural fibres potassium, copper, magnesium and manganese. These dates are delicious to eat on their own, or you can dip them in some sauce or have them with milk or cereal. Boxes of Medjoul dates come in a variety of sizes. These are fresh Grade dates of the highest quality carefully stored under a controlled cooled environment. Manufacturer Yaffa

Can be used as a natural sweetener in desserts and smoothies.

About Yaffa

Yaffa dates are grown in Palestinian owned and run farms in the Jericho area. All products we import are guaranteed and certified of Palestinian origin. We safely keep the certificates of origin for every shipment and we share these with any interested parties. We believe that our honesty and transparency has been the main driving forces of our success.

Why we should purchase Palestinian Yaffa Dates

During the month of Ramadan Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection and to get closer to God. It is also about remembering the unfortunate and the poor.

The end of each day of fasting is marked by having iftar, this is the meal to end the days fast. Iftar usually begins by eating a date.

Unfortunately, many Muslims break their fast with Israeli dates. These dates help maintain the illegal occupation of Palestine.

Breaking fasts with Israeli dates counter the essence of justice and fairness that Muslims try to instil within themselves during Ramadan.

Please check the label and not buy Israeli dates to break your fasts. Israeli dates are labelled from Israel, West Bank and Jordan Valley.

Dates from West Bank and the Jordan Valley are most likely grown from illegal Israeli settlements, on land stolen from Palestinians.

Israeli settlements are extremely harmful to the Palestinian people. For an Israeli settlement to be built Palestinian people are forcibly removed from their homes, their homes are demolished and they are then denied access to their own land.

As a part of the process of colonisation of Palestine, Israel takes over Palestinian land, sets up companies on that stolen land and they then employ some Palestinians who have no option but to work there since Israel has taken away the opportunity for them to work for themselves. Palestinians would rather have their land back and than have called for a boycott of Israeli goods.

So, what can you do about this?

1) When doing your Ramadan shopping, #CheckTheLabel on the date package to see the ‘origin of’/’produce of’.

Do not buy dates labelled from Israel, West Bank and the Jordan Valley. Some Israeli brands to avoid are shown in the image below.

If you shop online, before you add the dates to your cart, check where the dates are from as this information is usually listed.

To confuse the customer, some Israeli brands have labelled themselves as ‘Produce of Palestine’. Our research, at present, can only verify genuine Palestinian brands as shown in the image below.

2) Email the foreign secretary urging the UK government to ban trade with Israeli settlements.

The UK government repeatedly condemn Israeli violations and settlements, but continue to trade with them. This is evident in the fact that the UK is Israel’s second-largest market for dates that in 2020 was worth nearly £28 million. Trade is a huge aspect in sustaining these illegal Israeli settlements.

You can email the foreign secretary above.

Make sure this Ramadan you are not helping Israel maintain its occupation by eating Israeli dates.